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MSNBC IS GETTING A NEW PRESIDENT, THE FIRST BLACK PERSON TO RUN A MAJOR CABLE NEWS NETWORK

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on December 8, 2020

IT’S OBVIOUS THAT COMPANIES DON’T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR DIVERSITY ISSUES

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on December 7, 2020

WILL PACKER AND MONIQUE CHENAULT GET CANDID ABOUT THE LACK OF DIVERSITY IN HOLLYWOOD

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on December 4, 2020

MSNBC IS GETTING A NEW PRESIDENT, THE FIRST BLACK PERSON TO RUN A MAJOR CABLE NEWS NETWORK

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on December 8, 2020

Phil Griffin, the president of MSNBC for the past twelve years, will step down shortly after President-elect Biden’s inauguration in January.Rashida Jones, a senior vice president with a wide portfolio at NBC News and MSNBC, will become president of the network on February 1.The Wall Street Journal, which broke the news of her appointment, said that Jones […]

IT’S OBVIOUS THAT COMPANIES DON’T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR DIVERSITY ISSUES

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on December 7, 2020

Last week a series of tweets from Dr. Timnit Gebru, a well-respected and renowned researcher, went viral. Dr. Gebru, who was working as one of the leaders of Google’s ethical AI team, claims that she was dismissed from the company because of an email she sent. Dr. Gebru explains in her tweets that she was not notified of the […]

WILL PACKER AND MONIQUE CHENAULT GET CANDID ABOUT THE LACK OF DIVERSITY IN HOLLYWOOD

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on December 4, 2020

The police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other unarmed Black men and women this year triggered a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement across the globe, forcing the nation to confront its history of systemic racism and its effects on every aspect of American life. As a result, Hollywood, like many other industries, is […]